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Linyphiidae

Linyphiidae: information (1) Linyphiidae: pictures (3)

Caption

The web of a bowl and doily spider (perhaps Neriene litigiosa) in the Linyphiidae family. The tops of these interesting webs look like bowls that are secured by strings to something above them. The bowl appears to be sitting on a doily that is the second part of the web and is attached horizontally. These kinds of webs make very effective booby-traps for unsuspecting insects.

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